Icy Tundra

You arrive just in the nick of time, as the village is being torn apart by villains and snowstorms. Move forward and park the boat on the shore. Head east and take out the few guards that you see from time to time, and plant Chippunks to attract guards without a huge cluster. Take your time here, as this place is deadly otherwise. It's best to hide behind something fairly large on the left side and kill the enemies one by one. Go through the doorway to the right and release a Boombat to destroy a lot of enemies in the hall, and carry on to the outside. Shoot the patrolling enemy in the window to provoke some shielded guards. Have them chase you and attack when they turn their backs.

Go back outside and get prepared for an attack to the right. Ambush them by strafing in and out to fire at them, and rush over to the wall so the laser guards cannot shoot you. Soon, the gate will open and shielded guards will flood inside. Use melee tactics for best results, and turn around to blast those laser guards up above. Follow the path and shoot the laser guard down as the cut-scene ensues. A loaded van pulls up to drop off a bunch of troops. Cut through them with time and patience or fierce melee combat, your choice. It's best to slowly pick them off, and we thoroughly suggest a Boombat to break that big clump of them apart.

Follow the path until you hit the autosave point. Up ahead is a really tricky area, as there are only a few guards out in the open and the rest ambush you from beyond. Try to bundle them all together and Boombat them, and then go around collecting the bodies afterwards. Just hide around the corner and be calm while blasting, like Clint Eastwood in the Unforgiven. Go to the depression in the wall to the left and fire a Chippunk to attract some enemies to you, and blow them to hell and back with a Boombat. With all of the enemies dead, an electrical tank will zoom throughout the courtyard. Now this means war!

The tank itself is fairly slow, but once it gets near you, get prepared for the shock of a lifetime! You can easily outrun the machine, thank goodness, so allow it to follow you away from the henchmen, and then lose the tank in order to gun down the bad guys. After grabbing them up, equip the Thudslug upgrades and pump four to five of them into the tank to get it to explode, revealing a lone villain that can be slain in a single charged Zappfly shot. Do so. Open up the large gate and go through for a cut-scene. You'll receive some sweet armor in the process, as well as some new Boombats and Stunkz. Carry on to the dam. Hurray!

As you walk forward, two ladders will stand at attention, and a few guards will pop up over the wall. Tons of shielded guards will attack at any moment afterwards, so get prepared for some resistance. Use those new Boombats to teach them a lesson. If you continue to fail to destroy the shielded guards, use melee combat to take care of the problem. Go through the fairly long stretch of land without any enemies. Up ahead, however, is packed. Take your time, as usual, and don't be afraid to backtrack after attracting them, so you can split them apart and pick them off easier. Once all of the enemies have been defeated, move forward into the next area, and kill the guards and follow the path throughout the building.

Once you reach the outside, go forward and take care of the two basic enemies. Two shielded enemies show up, so melee them and turn them into ammo food. With all of the enemies defeated, move straight ahead to watch a cut-scene of the dam exploding. Jump into the boat and steer straight ahead.